Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship BKFC 48: Dodson vs. Ridge (also known as BKFC 48: Albuquerque) will be a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on August 11, 2023, at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card
Flyweight John Dodson vs. JR Ridge Inaugural Flyweight Championship
Welterweight Gee Perez vs. Bryce Hall
Bantamweight Keith Richardson vs. Derek Perez
Middleweight Joshua Moreno vs. Jeremy Sauceda
Middleweight Will Santiago vs. Jeremie Holloway
Featherweight Eric Dodson vs. Robert Armas
Middleweight Donald Sanchez vs. Blake LaCaze
Women's Strawweight Sydney Smith vs. Melanie Shah
Featherweight Marc Entenberg vs. Darrick Gates
Preliminary Card
Cruiserweight Richard Montano vs. Kyle McElroy
Bantamweight Anthony Sanchez vs. Gene Perez
Flyweight Austin Lewis vs. Justyn Martinez
Background
History will be made in Friday’s Main Event as John “The Magician” Dodson (2-0, 2 KOs) and JR “The Lion” Ridge (3-1, 2 KOs) throw down for the inaugural BKFC World Flyweight Championship. Ridge, the No. 1 contender in the division, has been a face of the weight class since his debut in 2021. Prior to taking the BKFC world by storm with back-to-back, first-round finishes, the No. 2 contender Dodson twice fought for the UFC flyweight title. Don’t blink when the two baddest 125-pound bare knuckle fighters in the world toe the line and throw hands in the Squared Circle.
In Friday’s Co-Main Event, undefeated fan-favorite Guillermo “The Cutman” Perez is eager to deliver a “rude awakening” to social media megastar Bryce Hall in Hall’s highly anticipated Squared Circle debut. Perez is undefeated in his first three BKFC fights, with all of his wins coming by stoppage. Hall, who boasts an online following of over 30M, is ready to rise to the occasion and give BKFC fans the most viral moment of the year.
BKFC 48 on Friday is stacked from top to bottom.
In Friday's Feature Fight, red-hot Keith "The Rockstar" Richardson tries to improve to 3-0 in the Squared Circle with a second KO at the expense of Derek Perez (1-0) in bantamweight action. Hard-hitting middleweight Will “The Brown Bomber” Santiago looks to smash his way to 3-0 with a third straight, first-round stoppage against Jeremie “Hit Em” Holloway, who brings a 10-6 pro MMA record into his BKFC debut. Joshua Moreno (2-0, 2 KOs) takes on Jeremy Sauceda (1-1, 1 KO) in another matchup with BKFC middleweight rankings at stake.
Sydney “Sundance” Smith, the No. 4 contender in the BKFC women’s strawweight division, tries to improve to 2-0 against top British prospect Melanie Shah (1-0). The No. 5 contender in the BKFC featherweight division, Eric “Thuggy Bear” Dodson, the younger brother of BKFC 48 headliner John Dodson, looks to climb to 3-0 with a third straight, first-round finish over Robert Armas (1-2, 1 KO).
